Mohabbat mein nahi hai farq jeene aur marne ka,
Usi ko dekh kar jeete hain jis kaafir pe dam nikle.
About Mirza Ghalib
19th Century (Mughal Era)Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Ghalib is the most widely quoted and celebrated classical Urdu and Persian poet. His ghazals are renowned for their philosophical depth, questioning of religious dogmas, and intense exploration of love and existential sorrow.
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Hazaaron khwaishein aisi ke har khwaish pe dam nikle,
Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle.
“I had thousands of desires, each one worth dying for — many were fulfilled, and yet so many remained.”
Dil-e-nadaan tujhe hua kya hai,
Aakhir iss dard ki dawa kya hai?
“O foolish heart, what has happened to you? After all, what is the cure for this pain?”
Ishq ne Ghalib nikamma kar diya,
Warna hum bhi aadmi the kaam ke.
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About the Shayari Tradition
Shayari is the art of expressing the deepest human emotions through precisely crafted verse — a tradition that spans over five centuries of Urdu and Hindi literature. The couplet form (Sher) at its heart is one of poetry's most demanding and rewarding structures: in just two lines, a great shayar must create a complete emotional world.
The poets in our collection — from classical masters like Mirza Ghalib and Meer Taqi Meer to modern legends like Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Gulzar — represent the full range of this tradition. Each couplet has been selected for literary merit, verified for correct attribution, and presented with the cultural context that helps it reach its full depth.